<B>synanthy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the abnormal union of two or more flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="synapse">
<B>synapse, </B>noun, verb, <B>-apsed,</B> <B>-apsing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the place where a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another. A synapse is between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of the other. <BR> <I>Ex. Changes at the synapse are thought to be involved in the learning process (S. A. Barnett).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to form a synapse. <BR> <I>Ex. An inhibitory neuron acts to inhibit all cells with which any of its terminals synapse (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="synapsis">
<B>synapsis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Biology.) the union of paternal and maternal paired chromosomes, the first step in meiosis; syndesis. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Physiology.) synapse. </DL>
<A NAME="synapte">
<B>synapte, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tai.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a litany in the Greek Orthodox Church. </DL>
<A NAME="synaptic">
<B>synaptic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with a synapsis or a synapse. <BR> <I>Ex. Any one neuron may have as many as a thousand synaptic connexions (Science News).</I> adv. <B>synaptically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="synaptology">
<B>synaptology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of synapses. </DL>
<A NAME="synarchy">
<B>synarchy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-chies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> joint rule or sovereignty. </DL>
<A NAME="synarthrodia">
<B>synarthrodia, </B>noun, pl. <B>-diae.</B> =synarthrosis.</DL>
<A NAME="synarthrodial">
<B>synarthrodial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) having to do with or of the nature of a synarthrosis. adv. <B>synarthrodially.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="synarthrosis">
<B>synarthrosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) a kind of articulation admitting of no movement, as in the sockets of the teeth. </DL>
<A NAME="synaxis">
<B>synaxis, </B>noun, pl. <B>synaxes.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> in the early Church, an assembly for public worship, especially for the Eucharist. </DL>
<A NAME="sync">
<B>sync, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><I>noun </I> synchronization of sound and action or of speech and lip movement, as in a television or motion picture. <DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> to synchronize. Also, <B>synch.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>in sync,</B> </I>synchronized. <BR> <I>Ex. When you line up the three ... then you're in sync (Harper's).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>out of sync,</B> </I>not synchronized. <BR> <I>Ex. You're coming in weak and out of sync (Charles Fowler).</I> </DL>
<B>syncarpous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD><B> 1. </B>of or having the character of a syncarp. <DD><B> 2. </B>consisting of united or coherent carpels. </DL>
<A NAME="syncarpy">
<B>syncarpy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the state of having united carpels. <DD><B> 2. </B>the abnormal union or fusion of two or more fruits. </DL>
<A NAME="syncategorematic">
<B>syncategorematic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Logic.) (of a word) that cannot be used by itself as a term, but must be connected with another word or words, as <I>all, some,</I> or <I>it.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="syncell">
<B>syncell, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an artificial cell-like structure composed of amino acids, used to study prebiotic forms and mechanisms that may have led to life. <BR> <I>Ex. Fox and colleagues found that their syncells show resting potential ... and action potential (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="syncerebral">
<B>syncerebral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or constituting a syncerebrum. </DL>
<A NAME="syncerebrum">
<B>syncerebrum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-brums,</B> <B>-bra.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the compound brain of an insect. </DL>
<A NAME="synch">
<B>synch, </B>noun. =sync.</DL>
<A NAME="synchondrosial">
<B>synchondrosial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with synchondrosis. </DL>
<A NAME="synchondrosis">
<B>synchondrosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an articulation in which the bones are so fused by intervening cartilage that the joint has little or no motion. <DD><B> 2. </B>symphysis. </DL>
<A NAME="synchro">
<B>synchro, </B>noun, pl. <B>-chros,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=synchro unit.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>flash synchronization. <DD><I>adj. </I> working by or using synchronization. <BR> <I>Ex. a synchro mechanism, generator, or motor.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="synchrocyclotron">
<B>synchro-cyclotron</B> or <B>synchrocyclotron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cyclotron that accelerates charged particles by changing the frequency of the alternating electric field so that it synchronizes with the particles. <BR> <I>Ex. A ... synchrocyclotron discovered that high-energy proton beams are strongly polarized after being scattered from a hydrogen target (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="synchroflash">
<B>synchroflash, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Photography.) that synchronizes the flashbulb circuit with the shutter of a camera. </DL>
<A NAME="synchromesh">
<B>synchromesh, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a system of gears in an automobile transmission synchronized to mesh without shock or grinding when the driver shifts from one gear to another. <BR> <I>Ex. There is no synchromesh on first gear, but it is hardly ever necessary to change to that gear (London Times).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having synchromesh. <BR> <I>Ex. a synchromesh transmission.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of, having to do with, or utilizing synchromesh transmission. <BR> <I>Ex. synchromesh action or shifting.</I> </DL>
